Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and back injury, left lower sciatica, and right lower sciatica was dismissed as the appeals were not timely filed.
The deciding factor: The appeals were not timely filed within one year of the rating decisions and no good cause was shown to extend the time limit.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease, back injury, left lower sciatica, right lower sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25100933
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